Cardiac & Lymphatic Systems
What does the root cardi mean?
Heart
What does the suffix -emia mean?
Condition of the blood
Ex: Leukemia; anemia
What does the suffix -opia mean?
Vision condition
Ex: myopia
What does neur/o mean?
Nerve
What does my/o mean?
Muscle
Breakdown the work lymphadenitis with its prefix, suffix, root words
lymph- (root)
aden- (root)
-itis (suffix)
Define hyperglycemia
High Blood Sugar
Define otitis media
Middle ear inflammation (infection)
Define neuropathy
disease of the nerve
Define myalgia
Muscle Pain
Define bradycardia
Slow heart rate
Breakdown hypothyroidism
Hypo= below/low
Thyroid= thyroid
ism= pertaining to
Low thyroid levels
Breakdown retinopathy
-pathy= disease of
Difference between -plegia and -paresis
-plegia= paralysis
-paresis= weakness
Break down rhabdomyolysis
rhabd=skeletal muscle tissue
myo=muscle
lysis= break down
Hepat= liver
Splen= Spleen
Megaly= large
Enlargement of the liver and spleen
Break down pancreatectomy
-tomy= surgical removal
Surgical removal of the pancreas
Define presbycusis
Age-related hearing loss
Break down electroencephalogram
electr= electrical
encepalo= brain
-gram= recording
Breakdown and define polymyositis
poly= many
myo= muscle
-itis= inflammation
Define cardiomyopathy
Disease of the heart muscle
Cardi= heart
Myo= Muscle
Pathy= disease of
Define adrenocorticotropic
Pertaining to the adrenal cortex
adren/o= adrenals
Cortic/o= cortex/outer layer
-tropic=acting on/influencing
Break down blepharoptosis
blephar= eyelid
ptosis= drooping
breakdown the word psychoneuroimmunology
psych= mind
neur= nerve
immun= immune system
-logy= study of
Define myasthenia gravis
Autoimmune muscle weakness disorder